Op-Ed / Africa 13 May 2014 1 minute Nigeria’s Insurgency Has To Be Tackled At The Roots Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print The kidnapping nearly a month ago of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state is not only a tragedy in itself but also a timely reminder of a growing threat. Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for the abductions, is in the fifth year of an insurgency that has cost at least 4,000 lives and displaced half a million people. About 1,500 have been killed this year alone; the group has also started popping up in neighbouring countries. Read more on FT... Related Tags More for you Q&A / Africa What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability Briefing / Africa JAS vs. ISWAP: The War of the Boko Haram Splinters Also available in Also available in Français